10-Letter Words Matching B_____M___

There are 31 10-letter words that match B_____M___. 12 are common words, such as BACKGAMMON and BAFFLEMENT. A rarer one is BUCKRAMING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 31

Common words

backgammonbafflementbanishmentbattlementbemusementbettermentbiochemistblackamoorblacksmithblossomingbridesmaidbuttermilk
backgammonbafflementbanishmentbattlementbemusementbettermentbiochemistblackamoorblacksmithblossomingbridesmaidbuttermilkbabblementbackcombedbecharmingbedchamberbellarminebichromateblastomerebottommostbuckjumperbushhammerbegloomingbegrimmingbemadamingbeswarmingbipyramidsbirdlimingblastematablastomatabuckraming

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Words
31 (12 common words)
Common example
backgammon
Rare example
buckraming
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching b_____m___ are there?

31. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKGAMMON is among the common words in this set.